New York City! - Day 3

My birthday has never spanned 4 days before! (well, maybe in Russia, I did get to celebrate several times....)

We started off just like Saturday... sleeping in! Yes! We needed the sleep. Then we got ready, grabbed New York City Bagels with cream cheese and cucumbers and headed off to Easter Service!

What a treat. We went to Redeemer Presbyterian Church where Dr. Tim Keller shared the sermon entitled, "Mary!" (unfortunately for sale) It was incredible.

I think the most profound items from the sermon for me were:

1. upon his resurrection, Jesus first appeared to a woman. during that time in history, it would have made more logical sense for him to appear to a man, but he chose to appear to a woman. not just any woman, but one who had been possessed of multiple demons.
   
2. mary didn't recognize Jesus, just like so many of us. He had to call her name, because he DOES know her, just as he knows all of us. He but called her name, and she immediately realized it was he.
   

After the service, we headed off to lunch and Young Frankenstein. This show was a special treat as I've been a BIG fan of Roger Bart for a long time and he's the lead role. It's also incredible because it's the WHOLE original cast. So Sutton Foster (a highschool classmate of friend Matt Bressie), Megan Mullally, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Shuler Hensley were all THERE!
Following the show, we bolted for the airport and made it in plenty of time, because our flight was delayed for 5 HOURS! Amy got LOTS of homework done, and we talked in Russian for quite some time preparing for her Oral Exam on Monday.

- and the special homeward bound surprise... first class seats on the way home.